On Dec 23, 2008, at 3:40 PM, SteveCraft_ wrote:
> > I figure that this is a good time to interject MS FolderShare. For > the anti MS bigot purists, please keep in mind the bought a pre- > existing product and rebraned it. Anyway, it is a personal P2P > technology that runs on Win32 and Mac OS X platforms. If any member > of the personal network can reach another without crossing a > firewall, it uses its builtin protocl to sync between n folders. If > one member cant be reached, it uses one of the FolderShare servers > to bridge an HTTP connection between the points (so it can pass > thru firewalls and domain policy rulesets). It's very simple to > setup and use. > > I created a "group" networkbetween my home machine work machine, > wife's laptop, brothers machine. If any of us drags a file into our > "group" folder, all the others get the file when they refresh the > folder. > > I created a "private" folder between my work and home. If Im coding > something and need to continue at home, I just drag it to the > private folder and it force-syncs to my home machine so the files > are there when I get home. > > So..... > > For backup media, spend a few bucks on a cheap Mac (or PC), set up > a private Foldershare volume, and leave it at a friend/faily > member's house. Backup what you want on your local disk andlet FS > do the rest. If the drive on the remote machine is external USB > (think $50 for ~320gb these days), when you really need it you can > just get the device and you're set. > > FolderShare is free, closed-source. > > If you're on this e'list, chances are (1) you have fast internet > and (2) know someone else with fast ethernet that can host for you, > so FolderShare is a great option for offste backup. > > > Which makes me wonder IF -- CCC or SuperDuper! could clone to the 'Foldershare' volume??? Chuck D. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
